Zine-Making at Washington Hall for American Archives Month.
Exhibits and News from the King County Archives
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Over the last four weeks, King County Archives has hosted two high school seniors from the Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences (SAAS) for their…
The Archives is excited to announce that the Councilmember Audrey Gruger records are newly processed and organized for public research.
April is National Poetry Month, and King County Archive would like to highlight some of the verse that can be found in our collections.
The AIDS virus first appeared in King County in 1982, a year after cases had first been reported in other US metropolitan areas. It was…
Among the hundreds of digitized records we have available that represent documents, maps, and photographs from our collection, I’ve recently discovered a bounty of photographs…
If you’ve ever browsed an archives catalog, occupied a research room, or noticed a very tidy box in your research, maybe you’ve wondered: “Where’d that…
In 2016, the King County Archives produced an oral history project and online exhibit documenting Seattle-King County Department of Public Health’s response to the HIV/AIDS…
A little background: The King County Commissioners was the legislative body of the county government prior to the establishment of the King County Home Charter and the swearing in of the first King County Council in 1969. The Commissioners were three elected officials who functioned much like the County Council does today. Their records can be found at the King County Archives and accessed on microfilm in the self-service microfilm area.
In 1931 and 1933, the King County Commissioners introduced resolutions for King County to no longer employ women. Instead, they would fill open positions with married men, or women when they were heads of families. These resolutions were introduced to stem the economic hardships of the Great Depression’s mass unemployment. The second of these resolutions calls for King County staff to investigate whether they are employing any married women and replace them if their husbands are “able to support them.” That is to say, to fire married women for being married women.
Fifty years ago today, the first King County Council and County Executive were sworn in under the Home Rule Charter. The current Council is celebrating…